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Subject: Halo 2 vista
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I have heard a lot of smack about h2 vista and I wanted to know truth from legend. First off:

>>Are the death animations ragdolls like h2 or based on hitboxes like halo 1 PC

>>Do the snieprs get there instantly?

>>Is it really that bad?

  • 09.03.2007 8:59 PM PDT
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its the laggyest game i have ever played in my entire life. i am extremely dissapointed!!

  • 09.03.2007 9:14 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=12541788

I have problems with it, but lots of people I know are loving it. The deaths are "ragdoll" thanks to Havok Physics Engine, and you don't have to lead with your sniper.

  • 09.03.2007 11:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Absurdist
I have heard a lot of smack about h2 vista and I wanted to know truth from legend. First off:

>>Are the death animations ragdolls like h2 or based on hitboxes like halo 1 PC

>>Do the snieprs get there instantly?

>>Is it really that bad?

1 - Ragdoll
2 - On massive maps like Coagulation no, on smaller maps yes.
3 - If you didn't need Vista or a Live account it'd be better.

  • 09.03.2007 11:19 PM PDT

Long live the Last Refuge!

Posted by: Bozlifyme
its the laggyest game i have ever played in my entire life. i am extremely dissapointed!!


I don't have any lag online in halo 2 vista. offline yes.

  • 09.04.2007 2:17 PM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

Posted by: halo3leader
Posted by: Bozlifyme
its the laggyest game i have ever played in my entire life. i am extremely dissapointed!!


I don't have any lag online in halo 2 vista. offline yes.
Then it's not lag. Lag is caused from a network connection. Not a gpu.

  • 09.04.2007 2:19 PM PDT

Posted by: Bozlifyme
its the laggyest game i have ever played in my entire life. i am extremely dissapointed!!


Halo 1 was the worse I've ever played in lag. And the lag isnt even bad. Its pretty good for most games.

  • 09.04.2007 2:33 PM PDT
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Posted by: RoffleChops
Posted by: Absurdist
I have heard a lot of smack about h2 vista and I wanted to know truth from legend. First off:

>>Are the death animations ragdolls like h2 or based on hitboxes like halo 1 PC

>>Do the snieprs get there instantly?

>>Is it really that bad?

1 - Ragdoll
Actually, it's more of a mix. You'll still see the regular death animations from time to time, with no rag doll physics involved.

  • 09.04.2007 4:28 PM PDT
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The game that has the best ragdoll effects is Saints Row by far. Use the BeerMuscles cheat with a couple shots of booze and you can knock people halfway across town. It's oodles of fun! I killed like 4000 people doing that.

*Oops, went off topic there, but ya, whatever...*

[Edited on 09.04.2007 4:40 PM PDT]

  • 09.04.2007 4:39 PM PDT

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Intel Core i7 720QM (4 cores, 8 threads)
4Gb DDR3-1333mhz
1Gb AMD Radeon HD 4650
Windows 7 64bit

Xbox 360 w/ 20Gb HDD (2008 edition) & XBL Gold.

The ragdoll physics are pretty good.

The snipers can still be annoying but then i just don't like snipers/sniping. It cowardly!

No it's not really that bad at all. I really enjoyed the campaign immensely for the i) Music ii) Story iii) Drama iv) Lush new weapons and weilding. However, the game wouldn't have gone a-miss without being Vista only, that was unneccessary. The only benefit it gets from being Vista only and i have to commend them on this, is lack of bugs. It's a very well pruned game, i never see any graphical screw ups, glitchy AI, messed up scripting, failed loading screens, broken physics etc etc. So good kudos for that. Bad kudos for making it just that bit more of a pain to play :P

  • 09.06.2007 9:39 AM PDT

No one likes a smart ass.....especially another smart ass!

Posted by: Bozlifyme
its the laggyest game i have ever played in my entire life. i am extremely dissapointed!!


I get very little if any lag in H2V. I just look for the servers with the best pings and play in those. I had WAY more lag in Halo PC.

  • 09.06.2007 9:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: Master_Dragon
The ragdoll physics are pretty good.
Agreed, it's just so unfortunate that the ragdoll physics are removed when more than like eight players play in the same game.

  • 09.06.2007 11:39 AM PDT

Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Master_Dragon
The ragdoll physics are pretty good.
Agreed, it's just so unfortunate that the ragdoll physics are removed when more than like eight players play in the same game.


Really? I forgot about that.

  • 09.06.2007 11:48 AM PDT
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About leading, Halo 2 uses distance leading, notice how if you put the ridicule on someone three feet from you it will hit. If you try that all the way across coag, well, different story.

  • 09.06.2007 12:11 PM PDT